PROfessional Japanese-English Conferences on Translation (PROJECTs) are JAT’s one-day conferences that cover various aspects of translation and the translation business.

Introducing Online PROJECT 2020: an online conference spanning a 27-hour period in which JAT members, translators and students of translation from around the world are invited to learn and interact from the comfort of their own homes.

Online PROJECT 2020 will consist of eight sessions. The sessions on translation will cover the fields of literature, entertainment, law, patents, pharmaceuticals, and tools. Online PROJECT 2020 will also feature a session on interpreting and a panel discussion on the realities of translation and interpreting in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Speakers and moderators will be invited from the US, UK, Australia, and Japan.

We are planning an online networking session at the conclusion of Online PROJECT 2020. Simply register for Session 8 to join in, whether or not you’re able to participate in Session 8.

Find time table here.

JAT members: Free (login required)
Non-JAT members: JPY 1000 / session
* Sign up from the Seminar details link for each session. Registration is essential; sign up early to avoid disappointment as places are limited.
* See below for further details.

We look forward to seeing you online.

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Session 1:
Time/date: Saturday, September 12, 2020 11:00-12:00 (JST)
Title: Translated Dead or Alive: deceased (or otherwise unavailable) authors, and further challenges of literary translation
Speaker: Louise Heal Kawai (literary translator)
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Session 2:
Time/date: Saturday, September 12, 2020 14:00-16:00 (JST)
Title: Career Survival for Medical Translators — Six Years On
Panelists: Akiko Segawa, Henry Smith
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Session 3:
Time/date: Saturday, September 12, 2020 17:00-18:00 (JST)
Title: Telecommunication Technologies for Patent Translators
Speaker: Koichi Kikuchi (patent attorney; President, DEN IP Solutions Co., Ltd.)
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Session 4:
Time/date: Saturday, September 12, 2020 20:00-21:00 (JST)
Title: Translating Litigation
Speaker: Gwen Clayton (legal translator, commercial law solicitor)
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Session 5:
Time/date: Saturday, September 12, 2020 23:00-24:00 (JST)
Title: Work From Home (COVID-19) and Remote Simultaneous Interpreting
Speaker: Céline Sutherland Browning (conference interpreter & translator, ATA JLD Administrator)
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Session 6:
Time/date: Sunday, September 13, 2020 8:00-10:00 (JST)
Title: CAT Tools: Nine Lives Not Required
Speakers: Paul Koehler, Charles Aschmann (tools)
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Session 7:
Time/date: Sunday, September 13, 2020 11:00-12:00 (JST)
Title: “How Do I Get into Video Game Localization?” All Routes Lead to Games
Speaker: Jennifer O'Donnell (media & entertainment)
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Session 8:
Time/date: Sunday, September 13, 2020 13:00-14:00 (JST)
Panel discussion: Coronavirus Crisis and the Translation Profession: The Reality on the Ground, Strategies for Success, and Future Outlook
Panelists: Alex Farrell, Allyson Sigman, Takeshi Miyahara
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Online networking:
Time/date: Sunday, September 13, 2020 14:00-15:00 (JST)
Simply register for Session 8 to enjoy an hour of online networking at the conclusion of Online PROJECT 2020, whether or not you’re able to participate in Session 8.

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Please be certain to include your email account when registering. The seminar will be on Zoom (download Zoom Client for Meetings from here) and we will email a unique Zoom link and password to access each session on September 10. Please follow the instructions in the email and access Zoom on the scheduled date and time.

The deadline for registering for this seminar is 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9.

Acknowledgment:
JAT wishes to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for their ongoing support of JAT and IJET-31 in Fukuoka, postponed to a date beyond June 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.